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The Disability and Abuse Project focuses on physical, sexual, and emotional abuse of people with developmental or intellectual disabilities with the mission to identify ways to reduce the risk of abuse, to promote healing for victims, and to seek justice for those who have been victimized.
Ready Now! Emergency Preparedness Toolkit for People with Disabilities
This tool kit from Oregon Health and Sciences University is a guide to help you prepare for an emergency. The tools and checklists in this handbook can be used as a step-by-step guide to making an emergency plan. Some of the resources included are specific to the Portland area, the rest of the tools are useful no matter where you are!
Oregon.gov Partners and Providers: Planning for Individuals with Disabilities or Special Needs
This webpage brings together disaster preparedness resources for people with disabilities in Oregon whether they are out in the community, at home, school, or work when a disaster happens in Oregon.
https://www.disability.gov/emergency_preparedness/
“For the Safety and Security of Americans with Disabilities”
In-depth section on Personal Preparedness Planning with resources to help people with disabilities develop a plan that meets their needs no matter whether they are at home, at work or out in the community when a disster or emergency happens
National Organization on Disability Emergency Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities
Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, NOD launched the Emergency Preparedness Initiative to help emergency managers address disability concerns during an emergency, and to ensure that people with disabilities are included in planning, response, and recovery. NOD offers a range of emergency preparedness materials and resources, including:
Ready Campaign People with Disabilities and Other Access and Functional Needs Section
Ready is a national campaign designed to educate and empower Americans including Americans with disabilities to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters. The goal of the campaign is to get the public involved and ultimately to increase the level of basic preparedness across the nation.
Personas con discapacidades y otras necesidades especiales.
American Red Cross- Prepare Today- Planning for Persons with Disabilities
This information is intended to make planning for an evacuation less stressful for persons with disabilities by addressing some of their particular concerns. It is also intended to familiarize caregivers or members of a support group with some of the challenges facing their friends, family, and coworkers with disabilities. This guidance is not limited to people with physical or cognitive conditions specified in the Americans with Disabilities Act. It is meant to be helpful to people with even mild vision, hearing, or mobility impairments, to name just a few examples.
The Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities (ICC) was established by Executive Order 13347 to ensure that the federal government appropriately supports safety and security for individuals with disabilities in disaster situations.
The purpose of the Council is to:
Much more information on the Council, including resources, newsletters, reports about emergency preparedness and individuals with disabilities, are available at DisabilityPreparedness.gov.
The Reference Guide was originally developed in response to the requirement of H.R. 5441 (PL 109-295), Section 689: Individuals with Disabilities, to develop disability related guidelines for use by those who serve individuals with disabilities in emergency preparedness and disaster relief. This Guide is not intended to satisfy all of the guidance requirements contained in Section 689.
Portlight Strategies INC. was founded in 1997 to facilitate a variety of projects involving people with disabilities, including post-disaster relief projects. From small beginnings are great works accomplished. Small acts of kindness can make a great difference in the world and it is in this spirit that Portlight does the work that we do. We rely on people to do the right thing when that thing needs to be done.
We respond to events as they unfold. When the earthquake struck Haiti we contacted folks that we have dealt with in the past in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. We were able to deliver some of the first shipments of durable medical equipment (wheelchairs, walkers, crutches and vital medical supplies) into the country via the backcountry, across the Dominican border, using resources provided by people that wanted to make a difference as quickly as they could.
CDC Disaster Preparedness Training
Learn Nickole’s Story- a Portland, OR women living with spinal muscular atrophy who was stuck in her home for eight days during the winter storm of 2008 and find training and resources Nickole’s story doesn’t happen to you or someone you know living with a disability.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Special Populations: Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
Find information on how to prepare for Disasters and Emergencies whether you are a person with a disability, a senior citizen, have a chronic medical condition and more.
http://www.autismriskmanagement.com/index.cfm
Autism training and resources for law enforcement, emergency first responders, parents, educators, care providers, and the autism community. Site offers a number of free downloads and handouts to improve the safety of individuals with autism including Autism Emergency Contact Form (PDF).
Autism Wandering Awareness Alerts Response and Education (AWAARE) Collaboration is a working group of six national non-profit autism organizations whose mission is to prevent autism-related wandering incidents and deaths. The AWAARE Collaboration will work to prevent wandering incidents and wandering-related deaths within the autism community through the use of collective organizational resources, and by establishing and monitoring objectives, guidelines, policies, and tools that will promote awareness, education, prevention and safety.
The Native American Children’s Alliance is an inter-tribal membership organization whose mission is to promote excellence in child abuse prevention and intervention in Native American and Alaska Native communities through training, mentoring and information.
Oregon Community Abuse Rule Online Training – A Training for Families Receiving Services, an abuse prevention and educational tool for families with adult children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, is the result of a partnership between the Office of Investigations and Training (OIT) and the Oregon Developmental Disabilities Coalition.
Included in the training:
These combined components demonstrate features of the abuse rule and appropriate ways to provide support and ensure health and safety in the family home.
The Accessing Safety Initiative was established in 2005 by the Vera Institute of Justice This link will open a new browser window. and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) This link will open a new browser window. to provide technical assistance and training to help organizations and communities meet the needs of women with disabilities and Deaf women who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
We serve as the comprehensive technical assistance provider to organizations that are recipients of OVW’s Education and Technical Assistance Grants to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities Program. Currently, we are working intensively with 32 federally-funded sites around the country, providing them with technical assistance that includes multi-site trainings, in-person site visits, conference calls, and consultation. We also provide limited assistance and support to service providers who are not funded through this grant program, but who are interested in improving their services for victims with disabilities and Deaf victims. Lane County Project: SurviveAbility: Lane County, Oregon Collaborative to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities
AbilityPath.org interviewed experts, educators and parents regarding a silent epidemic facing children with special needs – bullying. The result was the Walk a Mile in Their Shoes: Bullying and Special Needs report and guide. Read, Learn and share its important results and resources.
Project DART (Disability Assault/Abuse Response Team) is a group of advocates and volunteers joining together to provide direct services to people with disabilities in the Portland Tri-County area. DART advocates have expertise in advocacy for people with disabilities within the justice system. They have knowledge regarding managing care provider relationships and preventing or dealing with abuse from caregivers. They are knowledgeable in abuse/safety and crime awareness for people with disabilities. We’re hoping that people will find information, resources, support and friendship from our online community.
Childhelp.org acts as a clearinghouse for information, consultations, and training opportunities for professionals dealing with child abuse issues including the unique issues of children with disabilities and special health care needs. To receive up-to-date, free e-bulletins, subscribe to their free e-newsletter.
Abuse of children and adults with disabilities is a serious issue. People with disabilities are more likely to be abused than people without disabilities, and often these individuals are isolated and have difficulty getting help. There is little consumer accessible information on the web that helps people with disabilities understand the definition of abuse and the people who can help. In addition, abuse is often suspected first by friends, neighbors and co-workers. You may wonder what to do if someone comes to you and seeks advice. The information that follows is designed to help people with disabilities understand some basic definitions of abuse and some phone numbers you can call. In addition, there is more information on the listed websites.
Publications produced by programs at the University of Oregon, Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities:
DisabilityResources.org – This collection of links covers a broad range of disability and abuse topics.
childwelfare.gov – Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. A service of the Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
